.TH Qucs-RFlayout "1" "October 2018" "Debian/GNU Linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
Qucs-RFlayout \- A tool to produce layout from RF schematics.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B qucsrflayout
[\fIOPTION\fR] ...
.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBQucs\fR is an integrated circuit simulator which means you will be
able to setup a circuit with a graphical user interface (GUI) and
simulate the large-signal, small-signal and noise behaviour of the
circuit.  After that simulation has finished you will be able to
present the simulation results on a presentation page or window.

The software aims to support all kinds of circuit simulation types,
e.g. DC, AC, S-parameter, harmonic balance analysis, noise analysis,
etc.

\fBQucs-RFlayout\fR is a tool for exporting your \fBQucs\fR RF schematics to a layout
editor such as \fBPcbNew\fR (\fBKiCad\fR) or \fBpcb-rnd\fR. It also allows generating
\fBopenEMS\fR scripts to perform more complex simulations (FDTD).
You can use either text mode or graphical mode. Graphical mode features
a preview of the generated layout.

Available topologies are: Microstrip only.
Coplanar and microstrip lange coupler are not supported.

Equations and variables in component values are not supported.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display help and exit
.TP
    \fB\-\-version\fR
display version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
verbose mode
.TP
\fB\-i\fR  \fIFILENAME\fR
use file as input schematic
.TP
\fB\-o\fR  \fIDIRNAME\fR
use directory as output (default current directory)
.TP
\fB\-f\fR  \fIFORMAT\fR
use format as output layout format (default .kicad_pcb)

FORMAT can be:
.PD 0
.RS
.TP
	.kicad_pcb	: kicad layout
.TP
	.kicad_mod	: kicad module
.TP
	.lht			: pcb-rnd layout
.RE
.PD
.TP
\fB\-G\fR
GUI mode (no arguments equals to -G)
.SH AVAILABILITY
The latest version of Qucs can always be obtained from
\fB@QUCS_URL@\fR
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Known bugs are documented within the BUGS file.  Report bugs to
\fB@QUCS_BUGREPORT@\fR
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2018 Thomas Lepoix <thomas.lepoix@protonmail.ch>
.PP
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH AUTHORS
Written by Thomas Lepoix <thomas.lepoix@protonmail.ch>.
